موطا امام مالك رواية يحييٰ
Muwatta Imam Malik (Riwayat Yahya)
كتاب القسامةBook: On the Explanation of Qasamah (Oath in Murder Cases)
بَابُ مَنْ تَجُوزُ قَسَامَتُهُ فِي الْعَمْدِ مِنْ وُلَاةِ الدَّمِChapter on whose oath is accepted in intentional killing among the heirs of the victim
Hadith 1540Q4
Imam Malik, may Allah have mercy on him, said that in the case of intentional murder, it is necessary to take oaths from at least two claimants; after taking fifty oaths from them, the ruling of retaliation (qisas) will be given.
